油棕,如同大多数多年生作物一样,若能在早期鉴别其具有遗传性高产潜力的后代或单株,将有很大益处。对用作苗期选择指标的性状而言,需符合以下两个条件:该性状必须具有高度的遗传性;这个性状与成龄期的产量须具有高度的相关性(正相关或负相关)。在油棕实生苗的选择方面,除了识别明显的异常苗之外,别的报道很少。1954年Devuyst 提出根据在苗圃的叶片产量来选 Oil palm, like most perennial crops, will be of great benefit if it can be used to identify early offspring or individuals with heritable high-yielding potential. For traits selected as seedling selection criteria, the following two conditions must be met: The trait must be highly heritable; the trait must be highly correlated (positively or negatively) with the yield of mature adults. In oil palm seedling selection, in addition to identifying significant abnormal seedlings, the other few reports. Devuyst proposed in 1954 based on leaf yield at the nursery